A militia / m Éª Ë l Éª Ê É / is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation, or subjects of a state, who can be called upon for military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of a warrior nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai).
1 The shortening method, also known as the biscuit method, is used for biscuits and scones. 2  This method cuts solid fat (whether lard, butter, or vegetable shortening) into flour and other dry ingredients using a food processor, pastry blender, or two forks.
Learn everything there is to know about baking cakes, cookies, breads and pastry dough using the rubbing-in methodâ¦. Weâve talked about the creaming method and the muffin method and now itâs time for another important mixing method â the rubbing-in method. What is the Rubbing-in Method? The rubbing-in method is the process of rubbing fat (butter, lard, margarine) into flour with your finger tips. Alternatively, the fat can also be âcutâ into the flour with two knives, a pastry cutter or even a food processor and can thus also be called the âcutting-in methodâ.